THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR OHIO VALLEY TO NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING STORM CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW TO NEW
ENGLAND... 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM LONG ISLAND NEW YORK NORTHWARD TO EASTERN MAINE.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS COAST INCLUDING CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 PM EST...A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 980 MB...28.94 INCHES...WAS LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET...MASSACHUSETTS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING NORTH OF THE SURFACE LOW...FROM
NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS NORTHWARD ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
EASTERN MAINE. PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING AS RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND...INCLUDING CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN
MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST FRI JAN
23 THROUGH 300 PM EST SAT JAN 24...

...CONNECTICUT...
BURLINGTON                            8.0                    
NEW BRITAIN                           8.0                    
DARIEN                                7.8                    
BEACON FALLS                          7.0                    
EASTON                                7.0                    
DANBURY                               6.6                    
MIDDLETOWN                            6.3                    
ROXBURY                               6.1                    
BROOKFIELD 3.3 SSE                    5.7                    
WINSTED                               5.5                    
PORTLAND 0.9 S                        5.3                    
SOUTHINGTON                           5.3                    
SOMERS                                5.1                    
COLCHESTER                            5.0                    
WEST HARTFORD                         4.7                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
LURENBURG                             7.1                    
ACTON                                 6.5                    
FRAMINGHAM                            6.0                    
LUDLOW                                6.0                    
WALES                                 6.0                    
SHREWSBURY                            5.8                    
PEPPERELL                             5.5                    
HAVERHILL                             5.1                    
CHELSEA                               5.0                    
WARE                                  4.5                    
LUNENBURG                             4.1                    
DOVER                                 4.0                    
WEST SPRINGFIELD                      4.0                    

...MAINE...
VAUGHAN WOODS 2 ESE                   3.0                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
WEST HAMPSTEAD                        4.0                    
CONCORD                               3.1                    
LACONIA                               2.5                    

...NEW JERSEY...
HIGHLAND LAKES                        9.0                    
WEST MILFORD                          8.5                    
JEFFERSON TWP 2.4 ENE                 8.3                    
MARCELLA                              8.0                    
MONTAGUE TWP 2.7 WNW                  8.0                    
ROCKAWAY TWP 0.7 NE                   8.0                    
WESTWOOD                              8.0                    
GLEN ROCK                             7.9                    
OAKLAND                               7.8                    
ALLAMUCHY                             7.5                    
BASKING RIDGE                         7.5                    
CLINTON                               6.8                    
CEDAR GROVE                           6.0                    
ROSELLE PARK                          5.7                    
LAWRENCEVILLE                         5.5                    

...NEW YORK...
SOMERS                                8.4                    
WARWICK                               8.0                    
SLOATSBURG                            7.8                    
TUXEDO PARK                           7.5                    
AIRMONT                               7.4                    
MAHOPAC                               7.0                    
PEEKSKILL                             7.0                    
BEACON 4 ESE                          6.7                    
COLD SPRINGS 8.1 NE                   6.1                    
WAPPINGERS FALLS                      6.0                    
ALBERTSON                             5.5                    
SOUTH SALEM 2.1 NW                    5.4                    
EAST NORTHPORT                        5.0                    
BRONX                                 4.2                    
CANAAN 1 N                            4.0                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
BURRILLVILLE                          4.8                    
SCITUATE                              4.8                    
NORTH SMITHFIELD                      4.2                    
WEST GLOCESTER                        3.7                    
RICHMOND                              3.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...KENTUCKY...
ELIZABETHTOWN 1.8 SE                  5.2                    
GEORGETOWN 1.3 NNE                    4.6                    
LAWRENCEBURG 5.2 S                    4.5                    
MAYSVILLE 7 SSE                       4.5                    
CORINTH                               4.0                    

...MARYLAND...
CASCADE 1 SSE                         5.0                    
FROSTBURG                             4.0                    
HAGERSTOWN 1.0 ENE                    2.5                    
WILLIAMSPORT 2.8 ENE                  2.3                    

...OHIO...
MCDERMOTT                             4.0                    
ROME                                  4.0                    
W ROSEMOUNT                           3.6                    
PORTSMOUTH                            3.5                    
WAVERLY                               3.4                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
COOLBAUGH                             9.0                    
ASHLAND                               8.0                    
FORKS TWP                             8.0                    
HUFFS CHURCH                          8.0                    
MACUNGIE                              8.0                    
LEHIGH VALLEY INTL ARPT               7.9                    
ALLENTOWN                             7.8                    
MARTINS CREEK 0.2 E                   7.3                    
GRANTVILLE                            7.2                    
ANNVILLE                              6.5                    
GLENDON 3.5 S                         6.5                    
SAYLORSBURG 2.8 W                     6.0                    
STERLING - 22                         6.0                    
MOUNTAIN TOP 1.0 SW                   5.7                    
PHILADELPHIA FIRE 58                  2.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...VIRGINIA...
WINTERGREEN 5 WNW                     0.38                    
WOOLSEY 3 NNW                         0.20                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
CHERRY GROVE 6 WSW                    0.25                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY WHILE
MOVING NORTHEASTWARD JUST OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST THROUGH
TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END ACROSS NEW ENGLAND
DURING THE LATE EVENING OR EARLY MORNING HOURS...ALTHOUGH
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY EVEN AFTER THE
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ENDS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3-5
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH STORM
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 351 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2015